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To Kokoraki – How Donald Swann brought Greek folk music to Melbourne and the world
If we could transport ourselves back in time to Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre on the evening of 29th August 1964 we might have been surprised to hear a Greek children’s song …
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Breaking the fitness barrier: How three generations of Greek Cypriot women redefine age with exercise
Greek Cypriot Australian Tia Christophi, founder and CEO of a social media marketing agency, has integrated her passion for fitness into her daily lifestyle, inspired by her mother and grandmother, …
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Greek-Australian weddings a post-war narrative of love, migration and resilience
There is a distinct photographic narrative of Greek weddings in Melbourne during the post-war mass migratory period of the 1950s and 1960s. I witnessed these weddings, a little girl enjoying …
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From Greek Australian roots to European giants – Valkanis’ journey in football philosophy and leadership
Former FIFA accredited agent and board member of South Melbourne FC Hellas, Peter Kokotis, recently caught up with his old friend, Michael Valkanis, to delve into his remarkable ascent as …
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Desolation in Greece’s Dadia park after Europe’s biggest fire
Perched atop a metal ladder, Athanassia Pistola helps her husband nail the roof of a temporary pen for their farm animals that survived a gigantic fire that ravaged northeastern Greece …
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Top twenty things to do in Athens
Athens is a city of unlimited offerings for anyone interested in culture, bars, dining, shopping and beachside experiences. A gateway to our past and future, you can easily get lost …
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Vale Petros Themelis – the archaeologist of Ancient Messene
Many readers will have read with sadness of the passing of one of Greece’s most renowned archaeologists – Professor Petros Themelis. He died recently while in the care of Kalamata …
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The shifting tides of Sydney’s inner city Greek enclaves: From working-class to gentrified and expensive gems
Marrickville, Earlwood and Parramatta constituted what once were Sydney’s Hellenic hubs, where many post-war Greek immigrants settled during the mass chain migration between 1957 and 1975. However, these once working-class …
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What OHI Day meant to Australia in 1940
Across Australia and throughout the Hellenic diaspora, this month will see Hellenes take part in their annual commemoration of OXI Day – the day that the then leader of Greece, …
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Swapped at birth – DNA test helps uncover adoptee’s Greek heritage
The truth about Penny Zagarelou-Mackieson, her heritage and natural family would have never come to light, if it wasn’t for a surprising DNA test result in 2016, that revealed that …